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Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

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19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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No. One- all. And with Team Involved, they ended up with 24 points. Athletico CP had 22. If we had won that game, we would have taken the title, but we drew with them. And that was the only draw for the season. They had eight wins, no draws until they played us, and one loss. Athletico CP had seven …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not going to be long. I would like to just echo the sentiments of my colleagues on both sides of the House. And I actually have taken my mother’s position, as I do not know how old I am and I do not see what difference it makes. So, I probably will not be …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Be quiet. Being a senior does not necessarily mean that you are then incapable or unable of making decisions, of being able to work, of being able to function. And in fact, people who are allowed to continue working keep their brains going. It extends their life. It does all kinds 2172 19 July 2019 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I actually sat on the Joint Select Committee for a living wage with MP Commissiong as the chair . This was one of the recommendations and I do support it. I agree with my colleague’s comments across the aisle that people here should be able to live with dignity and they should be paid …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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So we have a Price Control Commission that . . . the name of that was changed by legislation a while back. Why aren’t they addres sing these issues? I do not know what it costs to bring in goods, but I am sure that some grocers do get some discounts or customs relief on some items. Why isn’t that …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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I know. It’s my granddaughter. I take my granddaughter. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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I will! I will! So when you go into some places, you go to a machine, you type in what you want, you put your credit card in, and you pay for it and the only person you see is the person who hands you the bag with your food. And I am not saying that this is so mething …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With all due respect to you, sir, we actually have no objection to the Minister moving straight through all of the clauses. We support the legislation and hav e no further comments.
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am not going to be long. I would just like to say that the Opposition supports this legislation. We support anything that is going to create a revenue line for Bermuda. I think the shipping industry is one that has not been investigated and r esearched enough in terms of what it can …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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No pun intended.
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . I will be remiss if I did n ot get up and speak to this legislation because I have spoken to every single piece that has come up in relation to amendments that are being made pursuant to EU substance. As my colleague has said, we do support this legislation, but I just have one …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Oh, yes . . . I was speaking to the Minister from Cayman while I was in Trinidad. And she was saying that when they were doing their fund administration legislation, they actually went to the EU and met with . . . went to London and met with the group which was assisting the islands with the drafting of …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Point of clarification, Mr. Speaker .
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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I take the Minister ’s point and fully appreciate it. I think that . . . and I understand your definition of consultation. And I guess being in the i ndustry, we feel that some of the comments that we make would make the legislation better, and better for us in the industry. So, that is the concer n. We …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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You could wait until I am finished.
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Oh, okay. Just fact checking. Mr. Speaker, this is not an easy debate to have and at the end of it, nobody is going to be sati sfied; because we all see December 2 nd through a di fferent lens. It is very emotional and it is not a debate where we will reach a conciliatory point. But, be that …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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The Member is correct, there were several attempts. But, at the end of the day, on the 25 th of March, when they did march, they had the National Guard with them and they had the consent of Lyndon Johnson. The Member is right. They did make attempts first.
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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And I said on the 25 th. I know what Bloody Sunday is and I said on the 25th of March 1965. So I concede your point in the first two instances, but on the 25th of March, when they marched, he had the National Guard with them. So my point is that there has to be a plan and …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you , MP Swan, a fair point. I can only go by what I have read. I have not had access to the information and documentation that you have, so I take the point of clarification and order. So thank you. So in reading the report, the PCA report said that there w ere 26 complaints filed. So I …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you , Member.